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His left eye was lost as a result of the incident, and he now wears a prosthesis which is technically a glass eye. [2] His son Atandwa is also an actor, who made his debut on U.S. television on the CW series Life Is Wild, and played a younger version of Kani's character T'Chaka in Black Panther. [3]
TIL John Kani (King T'Chaka in Black Panther) lost his left eye during a beating by South African police after returning home from a Broadway production of "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead," which was critical of apartheid. He subsequently won a 1975 Tony Award for his performance.
Jan 22, 2020 · Kani and his co-writer and performer Winston Ntshona were jailed for 15 days in 1976 after performing their play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, for which they’d just won a joint Tony award, in front of a...
Nov 9, 2020 · John Kani lazy eye is not easily noticeable since the actor almost always has his glasses on. John Kani glass eye After losing his left eye, he was forced to wear a prosthesis.
Apr 3, 2019 · Ten years later Mr. Kani lost an eye (he wears a prosthetic one) after a beating by the police. He continued to write, and played South Africa’s first black Othello in a contentious 1987...
Damn, I just thought that he had a bit of a lazy eye. Didn't notice it in the Civil War but thought it more apparent in BP. No idea that he have a glass eye.
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Aug 30, 2022 · Does Dr John Kani wear a prosthesis on his left eye? The author and director lost his left eye in an unfortunate incident after appearing in an anti-apartheid play in 1975 in the US. After playing a leading role in the play titled Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, he returned to Mzansi.
